Cocopah Indian Reservation
There is a casino and bingo hall on the reservation. Another Yuman group, the Quechan, lives in the adjacent Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.
History
The Cocopah Indian Reservation was created in 1917 by executive order of US President Woodrow Wilson. In 1964, the tribe established its first constitution and established a tribal council. In 1985, the tribe received an additional 4,200 acres, including the northern portion of the reservation, through the Cocopah Land Acquisition Bill signed by President Ronald Reagan. In 2022, containers were erected along the border with Mexico. They were erected by Arizona in response to the Mexico–United States border crisis. The tribe has protested the presence of the containers on their land. Disputes over construction of the Mexico–United States border wall in tribal land have been ongoing since 2020.